Category Archives: comics

all your life

Posted on Friday, 20th April 2012 by

‘Things Don’t Seem Wonderful If You’ve Seen Them All Your Life’ by the ‘Dean of American Cartoonists’ ↑John T. McCutcheon (1912). via ↑entry at ↑laughing squid

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strange apparition

Posted on Thursday, 22nd March 2012 by

As I’ve ↵said before, I am totally opposed to the idea of using a sealed off portion of Gotham as a prison cum asylum. So I decided to give a press conference at Arkham City’s entrance area. Despite the press … Continue reading →

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entering arkham city

Posted on Sunday, 18th March 2012 by

After a careful clean reinstall finally I am able to immerse into the ↑Batman‘s mythic universe. A bunch of goons inside a slightly decaying 19th century room. By the masks they wear you can tell that they are ↑Two-Face‘s henchmen. … Continue reading →

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human or mutant?

Posted on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 by

Radiolab carries a wonderful ↑podcast on mutant rights: Reporter Ike Sriskandarajah tells Jad and Robert a story about two international trade lawyers, Sherry Singer and Indie Singh, who noticed something interesting while looking at a book of tariff classifications. “Dolls,” … Continue reading →

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angelo dundee

Posted on Sunday, 5th February 2012 by

Last Wednesday, 01 February 2012, ↑Angelo Dundee died age 90. He was the famous trainer of world’s greatest, ↑Muhammad Ali, who just recently ↵turned 70.     When I heard the news of Dundee’s passing away, immediately pictures from a … Continue reading →

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apocalypse kit

Posted on Thursday, 1st December 2011 by

Merchandising is a strange beast. Manufacturer ↑Gerber Legendary Blades has issued an ↑Apocalypse Kit “as seen in” the TV-series ↑The Walking Dead, based on the ↑comic book series of the same name. I perfectly do understand that this is a … Continue reading →

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moore on fawkes

Posted on Wednesday, 30th November 2011 by

Finally—↑Alan Moore himself speaks out about ↑Anonymous and ↑Occupy Wall Street using Guy-Fawkes masks. Tom Lamont has done a telephone interview with Moore, and made it into a fine ↑article in The Guardian. Here are some snippets: I suppose I’ve … Continue reading →

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earthscraper

Posted on Tuesday, 29th November 2011 by

 ↑The Earthscraper proposes burrowing down into the heart of Mexico City to create a new civic structure which preserves the city’s historic urban landscape while serving the needs of a modern metropolis. Designed by BNKR Arquitectura, the Earthscraper is an … Continue reading →

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joker in academia

Posted on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011 by

And I thought the topics and issues I am belabouring are somewhat exotic, or even strange … If I’d have the time, I’d love to submit something. On the other hand, that last note: ‘Note that invitation to submit a … Continue reading →

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occupy guy

Posted on Sunday, 16th October 2011 by

On 26th September 2011 ↑Noam Chomsky announced his solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. The next day ↑Cornell West addressed the crowd in person. And on 09th October ↑Slavoj Žižek gave a talk at ↑Liberty Plaza (formely Zuccotti Park). … Continue reading →

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